Jack Gooch of Kaitie’s Closet is on his Wednesday morning rounds at Scoops Ice Cream Parlor picking up donated clothing for kids in need. Gooch takes the clothes and cleans them and distributes them to families in need.

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When Jack and Barbara Gooch’s beloved granddaughter Kaitie died unexpectedly in October, they found themselves lost in a sea of grief. Searching for a life raft to pull themselves out, they decided to do the most unexpected thing — give back to a community that had always wrapped its arms around Kaitie.